Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

[Nosferatu]

Hello - I was fitting a new bulb to the rear interior light without much luck.
Left it open, went to lock car and it will not. No read out on the clocks either. Motor starts and I have exterior lights.
I need to be able to lock it - manual lock does not engage either. Having trouble finding fuse box _ am hoping it is just a fuse....any tips/ideas?
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[lalli_d1]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

firstly read your manual everything is in there.

your fuse box is located behind the glovebox and for legal reasons i am unable to redirect you to a site that will possibly have the answers to your question(s)

[problemchild1976]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

Defo fuse - it's up behind glovebox

Fuse 30 and its a 15a

Think fuse does a number of things, OBD and central locking.

Think I did the same even though its bulb fuse that goes so did 30

JJ

[DaisyDuke]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

If you have an issue Lalli you can pm me

[Mr T]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

Here's a fusebox layout diagram http://www.evilution.co.uk/index.php?id=293

[Nosferatu]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

Thanks for all he replies....Only had this car for five minutes so it seemed a little scary...'oh no,i've broken it'
After a deep breath and engaging logic circuits, found way into fuse box, located blown fuse & replaced - all normal...though do not understand why interior lights fuse would effect (affect?) central locking and clock read outs, but hey, I had a Reliant..
Thanks again to all for tips...that was bloody quick....ace
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[lalli_d1]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

If you have an issue Lalli you can pm me

i do actually and i shall voice it openly here and not by PM if you dont have any issues.

the issue i have is the fact that this forum has a forfour section and when any debate is raised about the forfour a certain member that springs to mind who i shall not name. more often than not is first to slate it. i am only saving future owners from the hassle of spirited debated that have actually lead to one member leaving this site due to it, to a much more openly minded site.
it seams that the forfour isnt acknowledged as a Smart due to the fact it shares components from another manufacture.

the other reason being is that if i PM the owner i feel that i am hiding what is a public forum.

if you want to ban me for promoting another forum then feel free, just let me know if you do.

[problemchild1976]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

Here's a fusebox layout diagram http://www.evilution.co.uk/index.php?id=293

I would have linked this too but didn't know if I was allowed because of the rule it breaks

Glad we could help - albeit slightly less efficiently than I would have liked with glove box removal guide, pictures and fuse layout info.

DD - the issue that will arise if we are not allowed to link off site is that it all happens behind closed doors via PM and then the site just has dead end threads with zero resolution.

Lali - the number of members who have left here/smartz is well into double figures (and that's the ones we know about)

Forfour is already the place most of the European sites come to for technical info yet they remain on their own sites for discussions and chats. There really arent any issue. The site already loses the members because of instant alienation. The sites do not even serve the same purpose as there is no technical repository here (hence the same questions over and over about ESP/TC lights and brake light switches and 3 lines.

I get the rule but only if there was an open and welcoming we of arms for forfor owners here for them to actively engage! I think I am the only forfour owner who posts regularly and I still get grief

JJ

[RacingSnake]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

Guys, The reason 4-4 owners leave is because we (sadly) have members whose sole response is visit "here" for your answer.... That's not the sort of support owners look for.
How about sharing the knowledge and being a little more open rather than openly trying to direct members away from the forum?

It is a forum for all smart owners and if there are members or posts which cause offence then 'quite simply' use the report post button. Sitting silent then whinging about it later will not get the matter addressed.
So, in the interest of forum harmony can we be more helpful, and if for whatever reason it can't help or there is a specific link to go to, that's fine, but please don't abuse the site, or actively look to remove owners from this community.

Ironically JJ is indeed very helpful in the posts in the forfour section here, and for that I'm very appreciative (god I never thought I'd say that ).

[RacingSnake]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

I would have linked this too but didn't know if I was allowed because of the rule it breaks

And what rule would that break? it's not a forum, it's a useful reference site with a link to the exact page, not an unhelpful 'visit here instead' comment.

[problemchild1976]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

Trust me, owners don't stick around here because of how they are treated .....and this happened before our site existed - only 3 and a bit years ago we set it up to be purely a technical site with minimal chat (Evilution was the driving force and site designer)

All our stuff is on Evilution too as we share it there - can we link to Evilution? Or even to the the exact page on www.forfour.co.uk?

The link IS the technical solution that benefits this site. Wikipedia links off site. The more forfour info posted on here the more the site will be seen on google for forfour support and you may then get people staying if they stop getting slated

As a final point, people are constantly referring people to TRn for roadster advice and no one tells them off in the same way lali just was

JJ

[RacingSnake]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

we've never stopped that.
Linking to a guide/solution/answer is fine, as long as that's not all you do.
Surely it is in the best interests of everyone to increase the knowledge base and have solutions posted here. - I know that there are hundreds of 'dead' links on this forum from old evilution and FQ where the sites have migrated over the years... if that had been posted as a response (such as you did in post 3 of this very thread), then 2,3,4,5 years down the line, the info is still there.... what benefit is someone going to get when looking for an answer and it just looks like a forum redirect.

[RacingSnake]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

Trust me, owners don't stick around here because of how they are treated .....and this happened before our site existed - only 3 and a bit years ago we set it up to be purely a technical site with minimal chat.

Missed your edit here... How are they treated? (I am genuinely interested)... the number of reported posts from this section totals zero. So I suspect it's all initiated by a load of pm's flying around and one-sided rants.

However, it's not doing any favours keeping this aired in this thread.
So can you PM me all the details of this, I am genuinely concerned that if for whatever reason people are being treated then we need to address this. This is one of the least policed forums I've ever been on, yet on the rare occasion we have to take action it is certainly a very 'vocal' one.

[Thrumbleux]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

Two points to add to this.
Firstly. It's a fact that not many here have an interest in the forfour - there isn't even a current model in production so everything related to forfours is in the past - no future. That's not the sole reason and itemising them wont make a jot of difference. For good or bad that's just how it is. No one can be forced to like a car they have no interest in. There's still no reason to be in any way offensive to forfour owners though (and the odd jibe between long-standing forum members shouldn't be taken as offence).
Secondly. If I stumbled upon a poster asking a question about a forfour my first instinct would be to recommend they visit JJ's site. In doing this I would consider myself as doing them a favour (allowing them prompt access to the level of detail they require) and expect them to consider my response as helpful - which would show this forum in a good light.

Ultimately we are not defined by which model of smart we drive but it's in all our interests to direct members to the best information they seek via the most direct path. Once their problem is solved, they are more likely to be on this forum chatting about it and other topics.

Only my opinion.

[RacingSnake]

Re: Help! Cannot lock car, plus no readouts on speedo. Fuse problem?

Agreed on all your points...
My frustration arises (and I have stated this multiple times), that the links aren't specific, it's purely diversion rather than "here is the solution to your problem".